Women+Taliban

== = = =__Deeper in the Study of Afghan Women Resources__=
 * 1) [|Articles on the Change Throughout Women in][|Afghanistan]
 * 2) [|Afghanistan Women Before and After Story.]

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=**__The Taliban__**= The Taliban was a militant political group that had full control of Afghanistan during the mid 90's to the 21st century. It was first formed in 1994 to end suffering that had been caused by the previous civil war. The Taliban had specific rules that were mostly at a disadvantage to everyone. The Religious Police were the enforcers of the Taliban.

• Are prohibited from practicing family planning.
===• Cannot be treated by male doctors. As most female medical providers are internationals who are currently fleeing the country, women injured in the U.S. attack on Afghanistan have virtually no access to health care.===

The A.W.A is and organization linked with the R.A.W.A that helps support health, education, and other programs for women in Afghanistan.
=**__Fall of the Taliban__**=

After September 11, 2001, the U.S. gathered Afghan rebels to fight against the people of the Taliban. On December 7, 2001, the Taliban handed over their weapons and gave up control of Kandahar (second largest city in Afghanistan). [|Time line of Taliban] In a poll done by ABC news, it was reported that even with many good results, women still do not have complete rights. [|ABC news poll Fours Years after the Fall of the Taliban] Ways you can help:
 * Make people aware of this situation going on in Afghanistan
 * Donate to the different organizations supporting women's rights



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=__**History Relation: Women in the Middle Ages**__=

The violation of women's rights can be traced back all the way to the Middle Ages. The attitude towards women in the middle ages was that they were inferior to men. Women mostly worked at home cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children. The way of women getting to the top would depend on the man that they married. A woman could also work for additional income, but was very underpaid compared to a normal laborer.

This is a peasant woman in the Middle Ages.

Links: [|Article from Middle Ages about Sale of Daughter] [|Famous Women from the Middle Ages]

More Pictures: Woman wearing Burqa and carrying child. The Burqa covers every part of her body.

Another angle of what a Burqa looks like.

A woman making butter from the middle ages. This shows how hard women worked.